Scarborough Fair Collection
| Established | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Location | Lebberston, Scarborough, North Yorkshire |
| Type | fairground organs, mechanical organs and showman's engines |
| Director | Kevin Grunill |
| President | Graham Atkinson |
| Public transit access | Scarborough railway station |
| Website | Scarborough Fair Collection |
The Scarborough Fair Collection is a museum of fairground mechanical organs and showman's engines, located in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, one of the largest collections of its type in Europe.
Farmer turned entrepreneur Graham Atkinson is the owner of the Flower of May holiday park, in Lebberston, who wanted to both indulge his passion for fairgrounds and entertain his holiday park clients. Starting his collection in the late 1980s, the attraction was occasionally open to holiday park residents and enthusiasts until its formal opening in 2008.
The collection spans vintage cars, miniature vehicles and model railways, but the three cores to the collection are:
There are two theatre organs that feature during open days and weekly Wednesday afternoon tea dances from 13:00. Both instruments are "Mighty" Wurlitzers of 3 manuals and 8 ranks (of pipes) with specifications:
Coordinates: 54°14′06″N 0°20′24″W / 54.235067°N 0.33989°W
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